Australians have been required by law to vote for 100 years. Compulsory voting, as it's called, has led to astoundingly high ...

Aaron Reese Boseman wanted to challenge the conventions of American theater. He found support through artistic family members ...

Australia has 90% voter turnout. But many Aboriginal communities vote at much lower rates. Exploring that gap reveals issues ...

Some $16.5 million of the debt is owed by employees of sister agencies like the CTA, where about one of every four workers is ...

Thursday was the final day of a trial challenging the law, passed in response to the 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park.

The numbers have improved, but nearly half of all schools still have only one art teacher, and some of those aren’t filled ...

Ald. Brendan Reilly told WBEZ “It’s simply a tweet” after his colleagues condemned it, but later deleted the post.

After months of tension, Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez on Thursday that he wants the ...

For nearly a century, Schwinn bikes were made in Chicago. Today, echoes of the company’s golden age are found in independent ...

Living conditions inside the nearly 100-year-old prison are “horrible,” but the bonds forged between some men were like ...

The rule puts teeth in an Emanuel-era ethics policy by empowering a board to suspend lobbyists who contribute to mayoral ...

Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...